Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 155 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2002
All-time low
0.0%
in 2010
Years of data
14
2002–2024
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Luxembourg, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 100.0% for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Luxembourg peaked at 100.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
That places Luxembourg 1st out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 100.0% | — |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | — |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +1425.1% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.5%, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.7%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 1 Bermuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Barbados 100.0% compare
- 1 Canada 100.0% compare
- 1 Comoros 100.0% compare
- 1 Cuba 100.0% compare
- 1 Djibouti 100.0% compare
- 1 Eritrea 100.0% compare
- 1 Greece 100.0% compare
- 1 Guyana 100.0% compare
- 1 Myanmar 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Seychelles 100.0% compare
- 1 Turkmenistan 100.0% compare
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
More education data for Luxembourg
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6,748 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11,009 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 53,672 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 43,020 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0635 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Luxembourg?
- Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions in Luxembourg was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Luxembourg rank for percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release